Ramirez left Thursday’s game with shoulder tightness

The suspicion that left-handed starter Horacio Ramirez’s quick removal from Thursday’s game after two innings with a 4-3 lead over Tampa Bay had to do with an injury was just confirmed.

Word from the Seattle clubhouse is that he left the game with tightness in his left shoulder. Just how bad the injury is won’t be made known until at least after the game is over.

And with rookie RHP Sean White having just given up seven runs in the bottom of the third, it’s likely the club is going to blow through lots of its bullpen today. So a roster move may be in the offing unless the club gets lucky and someone eats a lot of innings.